GROUNDING and Centering (repost)

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GROUNDING and Centering

 

There are many methods for grounding Since this is a crystal workshop

we will feature methods for grounding that use crystals as well as

those that use energy work . We will also be including some

visualization and other techniques. When you are using crystals for

healing your self or others it is important to begin from a well

grounded state so that you will be able to be in the flow of the work.

 

What is grounding ?

Being grounded means that you are solidly anchored and connected in

the present,

secure, calm and alert .When you are not grounded you may feel nervous

or unfocused or unable to concentrate and more susceptible to being

influenced by the energy and emotions in your surroundings.

Several methods for grounding follow . Many people like to begin the day

by doing one of these . You can ground whenever you want to.

People often carry small stones with them of kinds that are known to be

grounding or have a quartz crystal programmed for grounding, which will

assist with staying grounded during the day. Black, brown and red stones

are most often used though there are many stones that are grounding .

One of my personal favorites is agate . Holding a grounding stone and

stilling your mind in order to sense the Earth's energy and

intelligence often works.

 

When you have time there are a number of crystal layouts specifically

for grounding.

One crystal layout is to place a small smoky quartz point downwards at

your throat and

another point down between your legs. Dark obsidian or hematite are

also popular for this use. Any clay item can also be used for a

grounding connection provided that it is not decorated or dedicated in

an ethereal way. dark tourmaline , snowflake obsidian and onyx are

other stones useful for grounding.

 

Any time you feel spacey or disoriented it is a good idea to ground and

center yourself. The first step in many spiritual practices is to learn

to ground, that is to connect yourself energetically to the core of the

Earth. Even when you wish to astral travel or meditate you will find

that beginning from being grounded will help you with inner focus and

with retaining information from such travel and meditation. Deep

breathing , keeping your feet on the floor and anchoring to the earth,

and eating are ways to ground. Activities like gardening and physical

movement like stamping your feet while breathing slowly and deeply.

 

There are many techniques for grounding and it is wise to look for

those that work best for you. Try several methods because some ways will

fit you better than others The essence of most methods is to relax and

visualize yourself sending an energy cord or light beam or roots into

the earth from your root chakra (at the tailbone) and allowing it to

reach the earth core allowing you to get energy from the Earth and

return excess energy down the cord. The energy you send down the cord

that is not your own is cleansed and used

by the earth. Your own energy is cleansed and returned to you. There are

spirit beings that thrive on clearing negative energy. A classic form

of grounding is to imagine roots growing into the Earth from your feet

and spinal column or central energy channel . Some Traditions strongly

prefer that you ground from the spinal center and not from the feet.

I do ground from the spine because I get leg cramps when grounding from

the feet but this may not apply to you at all.

I like to follow the tradition of asking the Earth for permission and

thanking her for her healing energy . Some people stop here, others also

connect with the sky or galactic core

or source UP as well as down, imagining a cord or beam of light rising

from the crown. This will make an energy connection into the

spiritual heart of the universe from your crown chakra. Do this while

intending that you become aligned with the highest soul purpose while

staying well connected to the physical plane. That is, you are

contained within your self and connected to Earth and the physical and

to spiritual source at the

same time in a harmonious balance with the universe.

 

When grounding with visualization I ground from my root chakra rather

than from the legs because I got bad cramps in the legs when I

grounded from the feet. When You send a cord to the earth core you

can also widen the cord into a tube as wide as your aura and

send negative energies down to be transformed to usable energy for the

Earth as well as calling up energies from Earth . It is suggested that

you ask the Earth for permission and thank her after you finish

grounding. You can reach up to galactic universal center. Some

people feel best when they call the Earth energy up and call the cosmic

energy down rather than sending up and down.

Shakti or specific energy frequencies can be used for grounding and

invoking and running the energy of a grounding stone will often work

even when you do not have a piece of the grounding stone with you . Blue

or white stones are often used for the connecting to sky part although

there are others that will work a white piece of quartzite can be used

for both grounding spiritual connection and for centering too.

 

Grounding is connecting with Earth and the universe around you

centering is going within and finding balance within.

 

Most grounding methods work best if you actually have both your feet

firmly placed on the ground or floor.

 

 

 

To ground others while doing a Reiki or other energy work one method is

to place your hands near the bottom of the person's aura (feet, soles

of feet, under feet, etc.) and intend that your reiki pull their

energies into balance by grounding excess energy out of their aura. You

 

are pulling the excess energy down through all chakras, and out through

the bottom of the aura. Those who see the energy as color might see a

rainbow down through the person's body at this point. If you like, you

may also intend that this energy be purified by imagining violet flame,

or other cleansing symbology consuming the negative energy. You may

also send the negative parts of the energy to Earth for cleansing.

 

 

A very common visualization used for grounding is to visualize yourself

as a tree. Imagine energy moving down through your branches and trunk

and down through your roots, feeding the earth. Then imagine the earth

responding by sending it's grounding energy moving up your roots,

 

trunk and branches to the sky. The idea here is to allow a connection to

both heaven and earth.

 

 

Some people find that they ground better with a chakra rainbow technique

imagine pouring paint or colored light onto each chakra clear and

violet at the crown, violet or indigo at the brow , blues at the

throat, green at the heart , yellow a the solar plexus, orange at the

sacral chakra and red at the base chakra . imagine this rainbow of

colored light or paint running in a river deep into the Earth and

connecting you to the Earth Heart Core with a rainbow of light.

 

Some very airy and light people have difficulty with the idea of

grounding finding the idea somewhat oppressive they may prefer a

visualization of a mobile tether or lifeline a connection that allows

for the exchange and release of energy without having the idea of a

fixed connection. the shaft of light visualization may work better for

you if you are a very airy personality .

 

 

Shaft of light -

 

Imagine a beautiful shaft of light coming down from The Source and

entering your aura/body at the crown. Sense the energy of this light as

it moves down through your body, through each chakra, down to the Earth,

and through the Earth, connecting once again with the Source. As this

 

energy washes through you, imagine it washing all negative energy down

through your feet and into the Earth where it is cleansed.

 

 

" Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountains

and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source of life. Breathe

in and let yourself soar to the ends of the universe; breathe out and

bring the cosmos back inside. Next, breathe up all fecundity and

vibrancy of the earth. Finally, blend the breath of heaven and the

breath of earth with your own, becoming the Breath of Life itself. "

 

-- Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido

 

CENTERING

 

It is being self contained having good boundaries and being in

control of your own energy finding physical , emotional and mental

balance within yourself. This is a way to self awareness and owning

yourself and your energy. You place your attention at your spiritual and

personal center and become aware of your inner balance. Call in your

energies and release any energy and programs that are not yours.

 

This is a good starting point for any spiritual exploration knowing

yourself and feeling your own integrity and wholeness . When you are

centered you will be in a calm state and better able to be aware of your

intuitive thoughts and feelings. Centering is done by focussing your

attention within your body.

 

To center yourself. Bring your attention and energies into yourself

and balance them within yourself, a spiritual " Pull yourself

together, " as it were. You may bring your attention into the center of

your head and visualize a sphere in the center of your head. Many

people prefer to center in the Hara, a spiritual energy center about an

inch below the belly button. The Hara is found at about your physical

center of gravity. Some people center in the heart . The location you

choose is the place where you feel you are balanced and contained

wherever you are steady and firm in your awareness of self.

 

I often use a specific shakti or subtle energy frequency for

grounding, essentially simply commanding grounding into the earth

plane and also connection with the universal Spirit core (universal

galactic center or seed, throne of God etc.)

You can run Reiki if you use it or another energy shakti with the

intention that it ground you or assist you with grounding. Some

energies work better than others for this purpose .

There are a lot of Rock and crystal shakti that are excellent grounders

There is a Grounding shakti in the attunements for the Crystal

Empowerment Energy Workshop .

( An Energy system I teach)

The visualization I most often use, when I use one, starts with

dropping a cord of light from the heart, and or solar plexus, straight

down the spinal channel to the center of the Earth. Or calling up a

cord from the Earth center, which some people find easier, and then

flowing it up to the spiritual center (sometimes going through the Sun).

then you can expand it to be a tube, encompassing your entire basic

aura.

 

Negative energies, that is energies that do not benefit us, are

offered to those entities who consume and transform such energies . Then

ask and intend that the Earth be healed as the energies flow upwards and

downwards. Also visualize all your chakras firmly connected to the

central channel, and working optimally, as well as all my energy

channels inside and outside my physical being, clear filled with

light, and balanced and harmonized, combining grounding with clearing

and centering and harmonizing .

One may also request grounding and centering from the Earth deva or

angels or from the spiritual Identity you work with.

 

You can sit quietly and simply be aware of each breath, imagine that

you are breathing in from your feet and out from your feet into the Earth.

 

 

You can place your fingertips together and focus your attention on them

breathing deeply as you ground and center or hold your hands together

in the praying hands position.

 

Grounding stones include but are not limited to Hematite, Moonstone,

Salt, Agate , petrified wood, obsidian, smoky quartz ,onyx, jasper

, Bloodstone, Gold tigers eye, Carnelian, Garnet, Pyrite, Copper,

Amber, Unakite.

 

Solarraven

 

Peggy Jentoft 7, 21, 2001